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![Runners stand for the National Anthem before the one-mile race at the Excelsior Firecracker Run on Thursday.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/IL2TDWO5INBABDTAMFBH6Z7EGI.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Independence Day celebrations get off to a wet and dreary start
A late round of additional thunderstorms are likely to scuttle fireworks displays. The Minneapolis riverfront display is on, the Park Board says.
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![Laborers' International Union of North America Local 363 members and supporters march on Central Avenue after a Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/3BRQFVQY3VAOVEBUMK6O3ETILQ.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
For the first time in more than a century, Minneapolis park workers go on strike
After seven months of contract negotiations, union members went on strike after the Park and Recreation Board presented its final offer Monday.
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BCA: Police fatally shot woman in North Branch after she didn't respond to orders to drop gun
Jamie Crabtree can be seen on squad car camera video "appearing to point an object at the officers," a statement from the BCA read.
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![Kari Cline, a nurse and manager with North Memorial Team Member Occupational Health, administered a COVID-19 vaccination to a doctor at North Memorial](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/FCQQKP2IC44HO4Y7CLZ2VGMOJU.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
COVID on the rise everywhere else — is Minnesota next?
Viral variants driving infections in other states are present in Minnesota, creating potential for another post-holiday bump in illnesses.
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![A black and white spotted dog stands amid bedding of shredded newspaper in a metal kennel at the Animal Humane Society in Golden Valley.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/WPXYVFTSFVFDNNXZJ5YU6YICS4.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Twin Cities Humane Society needs newspapers for critters' kennels
The group requests public donations amid dwindling supply of newspapers, which are used to line animal living spaces.